Posted on 08/11/2019 1:15:26 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Speaking at a news conference, he said that the affected area was 1,000 hectares (about 2,500 acres). The neighborhoods concerned were from the municipalities of Artenara, Tejeda and Gáldar.
The fire spread on Gran Canaria, the second-most populous of the Canary Islands with just less than 900,000 people.
Earlier on Saturday, firefighters said in Spanish they were "overwhelmed by the situation,"
Ten aircraft and more than 200 ground troops are working to tackle the fire, Torres said. He added that local authorities have requested help from the government in Madrid and the Military Emergencies Unit in Seville.
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Didn’t the Clintoon’s have a place there. I seem to remember them visiting the Canary Islands
We were in Gran Canaria last March. The section of the island we were on looked more like a place where they would do location shots for moon landing films. Didn’t see many trees at all. The weather was beautiful, which is why we were there on a break from the cooler weather at our home.
“Didn’t the Clintoon’s have a place there. I seem to remember them visiting the Canary Islands”
If true, then probably something to do with Epstein. So it sounds like they’re ‘clearing things out’ this weekend.
Alla Who Ack Ack Bar.
I take it that the island is largely semi-desert and arid?
Are you suggesting they faked the Moon landing? If so, please don’t tell Buzz Aldrin
If you're stupid enough to conclude that from reading my post then I'm sure Buzz would love to hear from you.
It looked like a lot of volcanic leftovers. We have similar area east of us in Almeria, the only European desert where they filmed a bunch of Spaghetti Westerns because it looked so bleak and barren. I guess there must be a part of Gran Canaria with more trees but it wasn't on the part of the island we were at.
Thanks. I figured it was largely dry, so wildfires don’t surprise me.
3,2,1 ... can I be the first person to blame globull warming?
A 2,500 acre fire? In NM the locals and neighbors put out ones that small.
*ping*
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